There is one other issue with piracy that no one has brought up.
Is piracy stealing? I mean, legaly speaking of course.
Is copying software, stealing? I mean its not like you are breaking into someone's house and taking their TV is it?
There are a lot of legal issues concerning piracy and Im pretty sure you cannot be convicted of piracy UNLESS you are re-selling said software in any court of law.
That issue aside, I for one would presonally be the HAPPIEST GAMER on the planet if they found a way to end piracy for all time, and for one simple reason.
So publishers cannnot blame piracy when their game bombs and sells terribly for being a piece of shit that it really is.
I have a nifty blue line!